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Former Rep. Jackie Speier diagnosed with breast cancer

Former Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she announced in a social media post. “I have personal news that I want to share with you because we can all learn from it. I just became one of the 300,000 women per year who are diagnosed with breast

Kansas Supreme Court strikes down anti-abortion laws

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday issued opinions overturning two laws limiting access to abortion, with the court finding again that the state constitution protects the right to personal autonomy, which includes a woman's decisions about her own health, body and family

Trump Tries, Fails to Distance Himself From Project 2025

On Friday, Donald Trump claimed that the Heritage Foundation’s radical Project 2025 plan—which lays out a course for uprooting American democracy as we know it, and has been elevated by Trump’s allies—has “nothing to do” with his run for president. “I know nothing about Project

Driverless trucks could be on Texas roads later this year

Story at a glance (NewsNation) — Self-driving trucks sound like something out of a science fiction movie set far in the future but they could be on Texas highways before the end of this year. Uber Freight recently expanded its partnership with autonomous technology developer

12:30 Report — Biden's make-or-break moment

Plus: Political earthquake in UK {beacon} 12:30 REPORT Hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July! I’m catching some rays from the “free state of Florida” this weekend. I’ve had so much fun authoring the newsletter this week. You can find me over at TheHill.com and various

June jobs report adds to signs that economy may be cooling

The uptick in the June unemployment rate along with significant downward revisions in the job additions for April and May are the latest signs that the economy may be slowing down under high Federal Reserve interest rates. The Friday numbers from the Labor Department showed the

RFK Jr. Just Made His Weirdest Campaign Promise Yet

As the rest of the country obsesses over Joe Biden’s fitness for office, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dared, once again, to say what absolutely no one was thinking. The conspiratorial independent candidate had strong words to share about 9/11 on Friday, announcing that, as an

CNN's Sanjay Gupta calls for Biden to undergo cognitive test

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a brain surgeon, said President Biden’s debate performance was “concerning” from a medical standpoint and called on the president to undergo cognitive and neurological testing in an op-ed published Friday. Gupta said he was not alone in his concern over

Joy Reid says she'd vote for Biden if he was 'in a coma'

MSNBC host Joy Reid said she would “vote for” President Biden even if he was “in a coma” in a Thursday post on TikTok. “By the way, if it’s Biden in a coma, Imma vote for Biden in a coma,” Reid said in the video, underscoring her desire to keep former President Trump from a...

The new nuclear threat: Belarus

On Sunday, Belarus issued a statement that it would use nuclear weapons if its “sovereignty and independence” were threatened. But would such use violate international law?

RFK Jr.: 'I won’t take sides on 9/11'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he “won’t take sides” on the subject of the truth of the 9/11 attacks but would push for transparency if elected president. Kennedy wrote in a post on the social platform X that the government “routinely”

NEA staff goes on strike; Biden cancels speech before group

The National Education Association Staff Organizations (NEASO) announced Friday it is going on strike, prompting President Biden to cancel a planned speech before the NEA's convention. The NEASO said they were on a Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike against the NEA headquarters

ALICE is on the rise in the US

Following last week’s Poor People’s Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly Morale March on Washington D.C., attention has further turned to ALICE. No, it’s not a she, rather it’s an acronym coined by United Way, which stands for: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. This term

Can the president be officially criminal?

The Supreme Court's conservative majority has given President Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution, leaving the lower courts and American people flabbergasted as to when the president has immunity from criminal prosecution.

Keir Starmer becomes Britain's new PM in historic UK election

Following a historic landslide win for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom's general election, Sir Keir Starmer officially became Britain’s new prime minister Friday, ending 14 years of Conservative government. “Now our country has voted decisively for change, for national